Maroon Coloring

I am making a cake for my graduation from Texas A&M and was wondering the best way to get my fondant the color Maroon. Any suggestions? should i buy red fondant and color it from there or what?? thanks and gig'em!

Could help me understand the phrase 'gig'em!'. Not trying to be disrespectful, I just don't know what it means. My background, that phrase involves dark nights with extremely bright spot lights, a spear like apparatus and frogs.

As a former student, I might be able to shed some light on this one. lol

You are right as to what "gigging" actually is. It is hunting frogs at night using a type of pitchfork/trident looking thing. BUT the Aggies have used this saying after playing a game against the TCU Horned Frogs in 1906. This was a cry to attack them accompainied by the thumbs up sign. Coincedentally this was also the first hand sign of the Southwest Conference.

As a former student, I might be able to shed some light on this one. lol

You are right as to what "gigging" actually is. It is hunting frogs at night using a type of pitchfork/trident looking thing. BUT the Aggies have used this saying after playing a game against the TCU Horned Frogs in 1906. This was a cry to attack them accompainied by the thumbs up sign. Coincedentally this was also the first hand sign of the Southwest Conference.

So, Gig 'em Aggies! WHOOOP!!!!!! LOL

Thank you fidos mom! I've lived in TX for 12 years and seriously too embarrassed to ask the question.

As a former student, I might be able to shed some light on this one. lol

You are right as to what "gigging" actually is. It is hunting frogs at night using a type of pitchfork/trident looking thing. BUT the Aggies have used this saying after playing a game against the TCU Horned Frogs in 1906. This was a cry to attack them accompainied by the thumbs up sign. Coincedentally this was also the first hand sign of the Southwest Conference.

So, Gig 'em Aggies! WHOOOP!!!!!! LOL

Thank you fidos mom! I've lived in TX for 12 years and seriously too embarrassed to ask the question.

I just quizzed my brother and his wife (both Aggies) about "gig 'em". He didn't remember what the story was but my sister-in-law worked freshman orientations so she told me how it all started!